Inline comments. ________________________________________ From: linux-crypto-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <linux-crypto-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Denis B <begun.denis@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 3:06 PM To: linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IV generation in cryptographic driver in AEAD Hello, In AEAD mode (or in any case, in IPSec ESP IPv4 – esp4.c), in kernel versions prior to 4.2 the cryptographic driver is expected to generate an IV. What if my driver is unable to generate an IV? [Catalin Vasile] Simple: You do not implement the givcrypt() primitive. The kernel will generate the IV in software and then call your encrypt() primitive. Thanks, Dennis. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-crypto" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-crypto" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
